When the Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia in 1787, the delegates met under conditions of strict secrecy so they could speak freely. There is therefore no complete record of what was said in the Convention by the delegates; most of what is known about the Convention comes from notes made by the delegates about the content and nature of the discussions there. These notes were taken by Major William Pierce, a Revolutionary War veteran and delegate to the Convention from Georgia. His notes provide several “character sketches” about the delegates to the Convention, providing interesting insight into the personalities of the framers of the Constitution. While he did support the eventual Constitution, Pierce was unable to sign the document, leaving the convention in July to deal with some personal business matters.